Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-23
| have iugt received he folloN

I have just received the following reply
from Mr.. Carpenter:
MuwAUEEE. Wis, February IA, 1857
Bin Nye, Esq, AzheVille, y. c.:
DEAR hLl-AOu ar5 too late AS il write this
letter, there is a string of men extending from
my Otice door clear down 20 tho Soldiers
Home All OF them want 70 be employees.
This crowd embraces the Senate and House OF
Representatives OF the Wisconsin Legislature.
State officials, judges, journalists, jurors, JUS
tees OF the peace orphans, OVerseers OF high
WYE AsA coL-lial=slohsrss pusll stss widows
OF puglllstss unidentified orphans OF pugilists,
etc., etc, and they are all Just about As well
qualified TO DO employed as you are.
Isuppose you would pouluce a hot box with
pounded ice, and so would they.
am sorry TO hear about your lame leg The
use 1t enough.
Yours for the thorough enforcement Of
law, A " H CARPENTER,
Per c.
Not having written TO Mr.. Hughitt Of the
Northwestern Road for long time, and
fearing he might think / had grown cold
toward him. / wrote the following note on
the 9th:
ASSEMBLE, N C., Feb Q, 1887.
Marvin HughItL Second Vice President and
General Manager Chicago & Northwestern
Hallway, Chicago, IL:
DEAR sIE-Excuse me for not writing be-
fore did not wish to write you until could
do SO in bright and CHEEKY manner, and for
some weeks have been the hot-bed OF TWEEN
ty-On6 Early Rose bolls 1t was extremely
humorous without being funny. My enemies
glOated over me in ghOullsh glee.
j see by recent statement In the press that
your road has greatly increased il business
DO you not feel the need of an smplOye? Any
light employment that viii be honorable with
out involving too much Precipitation would be
acceptable
am travelling about good deal these days,
and If can do you any good as an agent or IN
referring 10 Your smooth road-bed and the
magnificent scenery along your line j would
DO glad 90 regard that ia the light OF employ
ment Everywhere go hear your road
very highly spoken Of. Yours truly
BuL NYE.
also wrote MIR. Teasdale, Of the Omaha
road, because he has always taken a great
interest in me and laughed at some Of my
pieces IN the papers, Just to make me feel
good when he did not really feel like laugh
ing. My words We're as follows.
AsHEvuIE, n. O., February q, 1887.
Il. W. TeazdaIs, q. j.. A. Royal Route, st. Paul
DEAR SIR. You have no doubt heretofore TO
garded me as ailueuI, and i know that many
Of my most iuLmats friends consider me pretty
wen fixed, but i ind myself this spring IN
straltened circumstances.
fear that i shall have to monkey with man.
ual labor IN order 10 subslsL Could yOu secure
place for me on your handsomely equipped
roadg do not care what the employment Is,
90 long as 10 lis honorable.
I understand that there are a great many
trout in the streams along your right OF way
on the Lake Superior branch Of the road ]
would be glad 10 go mp there this summer in
the interests Of the road aud keep them from
coming out of their holes and lnJUrlng the
passengers
II Won cannot find anything for me to do
you might ask Mr.. Winter / think II would
be a cold day when Mr. Winter would turn the
cold shoulder ON a deserving young man
Yours sincerely, BILL AYE
Mr.. Teasdale returned the following re-
ply:
ST Paul, MINI, February 10, 1857.
Bill Nys, Aahsyille. N. C.:
DEAR SIR-We need d good janitOr in the
general offices here. Can Won come at cncsi
As an emplOys We could give You a pass,
but we dock our jaultOr twenty-five dollars :
day for absence unless ON account OF severe
illness death
The work il not difficult and a common
school education ls all You vail need You
viii have 90 wire me your reply as the Min.
nesota state Legislature is in the hall waiting
with Its application for the place. Yours very
truly, II. W. TEAsDALE.
] shall write to some more roads in few
weeks. 1t seems to me there ought to be
work for a man who is able and willing t.
be an employe.